I do so love a good bowl of Gumbo.
We had hoped for some sweet potato pie for dessert, but the restaurant was out. That being the case there was only one thing to do. Go to Dairy Queen for Blizzards.
Today #1 and #2 spent a couple hours trying to convince me to take them to Hollywood Video so they could rent The Fifth Element. The spark of an idea was lit in my mind upon their repeated requests. How do I get two teenage boys to go get some exercise on a day they want to spend sitting in front of a TV or playing video games?
As they were getting more and more eager to go rent a movie, I gave them a small suggestion, why don’t they ride their bikes in to the video store and rent it themselves? I have never allowed them to go that far from home before, and the thoughts of this rare liberty disguised the fact that it would require exercise in order to get to the video store. They took the bait hook, line and sinker.
The video store is about 6 miles away. I’m relatively certain that #1 & #2 broke a couple land speed records getting there and back.
When they are done watching the movie I’m sending them out to jump on the trampoline with the sprinkler under it. With luck, falling asleep tonight will be more quick than it has been since the kids got out of school.